The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20
GOSSIP.


GOSSIP.
Settler will be in demand this morning.
The bucket shop bill will come up Mon
day next.
The railroad lobby is here, and don't
you forget it.
Colonel Stephen S. Darden has been APP
pointed chief clerk of the comptroller's
office.
Governor Ross will probably send in his
message to-day.
There are five well known Prohibition
lists in the senate.
The election of United States senator
occurs next Tuesday.
The Terry rangers will have a reunion
in this city day after tomorrow.
The legislature will now get down to
real business-sone time the latte: part
of next week.
The ladies all concur in saying that
Senator Woodward is the finest looking
member of the Legislature.
When this Legislature gets through with
the land board there won't be enough of
~ lOlu w lhlhO q : lOucO oJOU'
1t is believed that resolution submit,
ting prohibitory amendment TO the con
stitution will pass this Legislature.
DR., Camp had some one TO step on his
toe last night, preventing him from en-
| ioying the fascinating whirl of the dance.
Pete Walton, the genial and efficient
chief clerk under Secretary of State
\ D,;r bn, 10 Ia 90,
retary, Mr.. Moore.
Houston and Galveston we're more ex
tensiveIy and prominently represented
during the inaugural ceremonies than
any other cities outside OF Austin in the
state,
Major Holmes, as private secretary to
| the governor, looks just as he did severa
years ago when chief clerk in the attorney
/ generals Office, which position he filled
| with credit.
The hotel corridors show no let up in
the matter of crowds. Last night they
were as perfect representations of the an
cient rotunda of Babel hotel, as before
the Inauguration.
At late hour last night the crowds OF
visitors to the inaugural ceremonies still
gave the hotels and streets most lively
appearance, although the great majoriiy
were making their calculations to leave
again for home on the first train out.
Capt. E. S. Carpenter, the private sec
Rotary of Governor Ireland, has been
packing up for some days past, ana il
now ready, like the Arab, to fold his tent
and silently steal away. He has made a
most efficient officer, and the "gang" will
miss him.
A first class Prince Albert rental estab
lishment would have proved profitable
enterprise here last evening. Many pa
triots had struck the town without the
requisite toggery for the ball, though
they were we'll supplied with ball tickets
and drink checks. Verify, the intern perate
and uncomely man hath adversity!
1t is reported that Dr.. Dorsett, of east
Texas, will supersede DR.. Denton as su.
perintendent of the Insane asylum. 1t is
also rumored that DIR. Wallace will be re.
moved and new man placed in charge
of the Terrell asylum. These removals
if they really occur, will be made by the
new board of managers electng new su
perintendents. Under the law they cannot
be removed except for cause.
Senator Franks bill, introduced yester.
day, for the relief of the drouth sufferers
provides for the appropriation of $780,
600. 1t also provides for committee OF
three, to be appointed by the governor, tc
visit the drouth section to investigate and
ascertain the exact status and condition
of things and report to the legislature. Il
gives them twenty days and allows each
So per day for travelling expenses.
A concurrent resolution will be intro.
duced in the house to-day by Hon. G. w
Baylor, and in the senate by Hon. Tenn
pie Houston, requesting the Texas dele
CATION in congress to aid in the passag,
of the Miller bill, which is measure pro
v ding for the appropriation by the ma
tional government of $l.000,0OO for the
eradication of contagious pleuro- pneu
monia, now so destructive to the cattle
interests and which threatens the ruin oil
the cattle industry wherever it may make
its appearance. The British government
has expended $60000,00O in efforts to sup
press this cattle plague, which, in tive
years, utterly wiped out the industry il
Australia. Every cattle man in Texas anc
elsewhere is vitality interested in this ques
ton. The Consolidated National Cattl.
Growers association has recently ap
pointed Col. j. W. jennings, of Edmuud
county; John 7. Lythe, of Bexar; John N
Simpson and C. g. Slaughter, of Dallas
n committee to urge Texas Legislation
upon this subject. Col. Jennings is nov
in Austin.
Safe, permanent and complete are thu
cures of bilious and intermittent diseases